Dumping-car



( No Model.)

T. REYNOLDS.

DUMPING GAR.

Patented May 27, 1884.

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DUlVlPING -CAR.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 299,263,-dated May 27,1-884.

Application filed November 9, 1883. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, Tnnnnncn REYNOLDS, of Atalla, in the county ofEtowah and State of Alabama, have invented certain new and usefulImprovements in Dumping Cars, of which the following is a full, clear,and exact description.

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings, forming part ofthis specification, in which similar letters of reference indicatecorresponding parts in all the figures.

Figure 1 isa side elevation, partly in section, of a car to which myimprovement has been applied. Fig. 2 is afront elevation of the same.Fig. 3 is a plan View of a part of the same. Fig. i is a sectional sideelevation of the same, taken through the line 00 m, Fig. 2, and shown astilted.

The object of this invention is to facilitate the unloading of cars inmines and other places where the loads are to be dumped.

The invention consists in the construction, arr. ngem'ent, andcombination of parts, all as hereinafter described and claimed.

A represents the tilting platform, which is journaled at points a littlein front of its center to a stationary frame, B.

O is the stationary platform, from which the car passes to the tiltingplatform A, and which is provided with rails D. The rails E of thetilting platform A are in line with the rails D when the said tiltingplatform is in ahorizontal position. The forward ends of the rails E arecurved upward, as shown in Fig. 1, to receive the wheels F of the car Gand prevent the said car from moving any farther forward.

To the stationary frame 13 is attached a crossbar, H, in such a positionas to receive the forward end of the platform A when the said platformis tilted and limit the downward movement of the said end. The body ofthe car G is strengthened by iron straps I, which cross the bottom andextend up the sides of the said body.

To the central and forward straps I, a little above the central line ofthe car-body, are attached iron straps J, the ends of which projeetbeyond the forward ends of the sides of the car-body, and are bentinward at right angles, enough space being left between the saidinwardly-projecting ends and the ends of the sides of the car-body toreceive the projecting ends of an iron bar, K, attached to the forwardend-board, L, the straps J and bar K thus forming a fastening to securethe said endboard in place.

To the outside and at the upper end of the end-board L is secured theiron plate M, the ends of which project beyond the side edges of theend-board L, andare bent rearward at right angles to form the arms I) b,enough space being left between the edges of the end-board and the saidrearwardly-projecting arms to receive the forward ends of the sideboardsa a of the car-body, as shown in Fig. 3.

Passing through the arms I) b, and reaching from arm to arm, is the rodN, which serves to hold the arms I) b from spreading, and the upperedges of the sideboards a a of the carbody are notched, as shown at c c,to receive the rod N when the end-board L is in place, so that the saidrod serves also to retain the end-board at its upper edge without otherfastenings.

The fastening-plate K being narrow and the notches a shallow, and thesebeing the only fastenings for holding the end-board L in place on thecar-body, it will be seen that a very slight upward movement of theend-board L will release it from the car-body, so that it can be takenout in any place in a gangway, when it can be raised the width of theplateK and notches c, which is of great advantage where the endboard hasto be taken out by hand, as in casethe car should get oiffrom the track,and also where the lifter 0, for automatically lifting and replacing theend-board L, is used in dumping. The lifter O is a U-shaped frame, ofiron or wood, hinged to the forward end of the frame B. It is providedin the center with the point P, and is attached by the rod R andeye-plate d to the tilting platform A, so that when the platform A is inhorizontal position the lifter O willbe held in inclined position, asshown in Fig. 1, bringing the point P in line with the opening Q, madein the end-board L, so that as the car G is pushed upon platform A, anda little before it reaches the tilting position, the point P will enterthe opening Q, thus connecting the end-board L and lifter 0 together. Onapproaching the tilting-point of platform Aand in tilting, the car Gwill force the lifter 0 forward to a vertical position, causing point Pto move in an upward arc of a circle, causing it to automatically liftthe end-board L out of the car-body and suspend it above the descendingend of the car, as shown in Fig. 4:, where it will be held until theplatform A and car G are brought again to horizontal position and thecar started off from the platform, which movement of the car andplatform will draw the lifter O to its normal inclined position andcause it to automatically lower and replace the end-board L on thecar-body. The lifter O is stopped at the proper angle in its backwardmovement by the stop-pins e e, fitted in it above the platform B, whichpins are adapted to come upon the upper edge of said platform, asshownin Fig. 1. The slight m ovement of the end-board L necessary tolock it with and unlock it fromthe straps J and notches c obviates alldanger of the end-board binding in the car-body, and thus makes theautomatic lifting and replacing of the end-board in dumping veryreliable and practical. Besides, by the means described for holding theend-board, the open end of the car is left entirely free of allobstruction likely to retard or break the coal or other material indumping.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is-

1. The end-board L, having central plate, K, projecting past the edgesof the board,and provided near its upper end with arms I) and rod N, incombination with the car-body G, notched,as at c, and provided with theholdingplates J, substantially as and for the purposes described.

2. The car-body G, provided with the bent straps J, in combination withthe end-board L, provided with the plate K, substantially as and for thepurposes set forth.

3. The lifter O, pivoted to the frame B, and provided with the point P,and attached to tilting platform A by rod R, substantially as and forthe purposes set forth.

4:. The lifter 0, attached to tilting platform A,and provided with pointP, in combination with the end-board L, provided with opening Q,substantially as and for the purposes set forth.

5. The lifter O, pivoted to frame B,'and provided vith stop-pin e,tolimit its angle of inclination, substantially as described. I

TERRENOE REYNOLDS.

Witnesses:

G. W. SMITH, E. K. FULTON.

